04:19:92 week in revue

Easter and Earth Day in the same week. Coincidence? I think not. Those knowing the truth see the appropriate vintage stamp’s connection. The earth actually did quake near Petrolia, California this week. The 7.1 main shock caused significant damage to older structures in the sparsely populated, mountainous region. Leaving the earth once again is NASA’s space shuttle. Obviously, the earth symbols are a key design element for this week’s clippings.

04:12:92 week in revue

Hand drawn “pixels” play a part in the image transitions this week. A protester, another well-reasoned liberal, accosted former President Reagan. This guy was so out of touch, he did not know Reagan was President at the time. Speaking of accosted, the clipping says a lot about tax frustration. Note the “morph” of the hapless citizen’s shirt/arm merging into the construction image. A section of abandoned tunnel ruptured and the Chicago River poured into downtown, wreaking hundreds of millions of dollars in damage. Hollywood buffs will recognize the passing of Neville Brand. Rent the film, “D.O.A.” with Edmond O’Brien. Brand is priceless as a psychotic heavy.

04:05:92 week in revue

A simple design approach starting with my trip to Arizona on Continental to Asimov in counter clockwise flow. The reaching arm is a key element that brings the viewer back into the montage. Beginning this week in 1992, British Prime Minister, John Major, gets advice after winning re-election. Former Panama military dictator-thug, Manuel Noriega, went to trial in Miami and convicted on eight counts of drug trafficking, racketeering, and money laundering.

03:28:92 week in revue

Appropriate white space plays a part for this week in the news. My added heading, "How soon they forget" applys to all the clippings. Dances with Wolves dominated the Oscars. Another Oscar winner, Jack Palance, did his famous one armed push-up that same evening, not knowing what else to do. Glasnost and the fall of the Soviet Union brought changes to Russia. Mafia boss, John Gotti saw changes, too, as he was sentenced to life. He was "released" early due to death from terminal cancer.

03:22:92 week in revue

Bold, linear balance is the key to this week’s visual history tour. Prismacolor pencils were used to draw into the space shuttle clipping. A mere 500 years separate the Columbus and Atlantis adventures. Other graphics were drawn to suggest the planets. A large outer ring pulls everything together. In honor of shuttle speed, an Indy Car graphic was placed near the bottom to anchor the page. Television buffs will recognize Nancy Walker, who died this week in 1992.

03:15:92 week in revue

While Tom Foley looks the other way, Jack Russ resigned. But it would be another 19 months before Russ pleads guilty. Also arriving at splitsville, after a whopping six year marriage, were the Duke of York and his Duchess.

The central figure of mock shock splits two antagonists with a bit of humor. A pretty good linear display of clippings keeps the eye moving across the page. Another use of the pixilated artwork using the graph paper.

03:08:92 week in revue

A full page of clippings obscures the graphic flow in this page. Scrambling to find news items by the end of the week could be blamed.

The two devastating earthquakes recently, recall the massive quake this week of 1992 in Turkey. Actually, a rough week of weather throughout the states with tornadoes and flooding. A rough week for President Bush with an uphill finance battle. The House of Reprehensibles banking scandal broke when it was revealed that they allowed members to overdraw their House checking accounts, but were never penalized by the House Bank. Oops! Out of the 22 representatives sited, 3 were Republicans. Menachem Begin, Israel’s 6th Prime Minister, succumbed this week.